| Series Editors' foreword |
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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Series Editors' acknowledgements |
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Section 1 History, Examination and Common Investigations |
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2 The neurological examination |
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Mental state and higher cerebral functions |
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23 | (6) |
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Neurophysiological investigations |
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Imaging of the nervous system |
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27 | (2) |
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Section 2 The Patient Presents With |
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29 | (92) |
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4 Disturbances of consciousness |
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31 | (8) |
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Transient loss of consciousness |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (1) |
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Causes of persistent disturbance of consciousness |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (1) |
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5 Disorders of higher cerebral function |
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39 | (6) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (8) |
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Other neurological causes of headache and craniofacial pain |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (3) |
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7 Disorders of smell and taste |
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53 | (4) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (6) |
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Anatomical path of light stimulation |
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57 | (1) |
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Blood supply to the visual pathway |
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58 | (1) |
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Clinical features to aid localization of a lesion |
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59 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of visual loss |
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60 | (3) |
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9 Disorders of the pupils and eye movements |
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63 | (12) |
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63 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of pupil disorders |
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64 | (11) |
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10 Facial sensory loss and weakness |
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75 | (6) |
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75 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of facial sensory loss |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (4) |
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11 Deafness, tinnitus, dizziness and vertigo |
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81 | (6) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of deafness |
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81 | (3) |
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84 | (3) |
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12 Dysarthria, dysphonia and dysphagia |
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87 | (4) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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13 Cerebellar dysfunction |
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91 | (4) |
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Clinical features of cerebellar dysfunction |
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91 | (1) |
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Localization of a cerebellar lesion |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (6) |
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Anatomical basis and classification of movement disorders |
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95 | (1) |
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The hyperkinetic movement disorders: tremor and dystonia |
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95 | (3) |
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Hyperkinetic movement disorders: chorea, tics and myoclonus |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (10) |
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101 | (1) |
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Upper motor neurone weakness |
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102 | (1) |
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Upper motor neurone syndromes |
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103 | (2) |
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Lower motor neurone weakness |
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105 | (2) |
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Lower motor neurone syndromes |
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107 | (2) |
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Disorders of the neuromuscular junction |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (6) |
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Dorsal (posterior) column pathway |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (4) |
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Practical approach to the assessment of gait |
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117 | (1) |
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Differential diagnosis of gait disorders |
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117 | (4) |
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Section 3 Diseases and Disorders |
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123 | (6) |
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123 | (1) |
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General clinical features |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Primary neurodegenerative dementias |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (8) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (2) |
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History and investigations to aid diagnosis |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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20 Parkinson disease and other extrapyramidal disorders |
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137 | (6) |
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137 | (4) |
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Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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21 Diseases affecting the spinal cord (myelopathy) |
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143 | (8) |
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143 | (1) |
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The clinical syndromes of spinal cord disease |
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143 | (1) |
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Causes of spinal cord disease |
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144 | (7) |
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151 | (4) |
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Types and clinical features of motor neurone disease |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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23 Radiculopathy and plexopathy |
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155 | (4) |
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155 | (1) |
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Radiculopathy (spinal nerve root lesions) |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (2) |
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24 Disorders of the peripheral nerves |
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159 | (10) |
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159 | (1) |
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Definitions of neuropathies |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Investigation of peripheral neuropathy |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (8) |
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25 Disorders of the neuromuscular junction |
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169 | (4) |
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169 | (2) |
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Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome |
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171 | (1) |
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Other myasthenic syndromes |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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26 Disorders of skeletal muscle |
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173 | (8) |
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173 | (1) |
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Clinical features of muscle disease (myopathy) |
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173 | (1) |
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Investigation of muscle disease |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (7) |
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27 Vascular diseases of the nervous system |
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181 | (14) |
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181 | (8) |
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Cerebrovascular involvement in vasculitis |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Cerebral venous thrombosis |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Vascular disease of the spinal cord |
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191 | (4) |
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195 | (6) |
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Types of intracranial tumour |
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195 | (2) |
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Clinical features of intracranial tumours |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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Neurological complications of cancer |
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199 | (2) |
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29 Infections of the nervous system |
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201 | (14) |
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201 | (5) |
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Specific organisms and their associated diseases |
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206 | (9) |
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215 | (6) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Other central demyelinating diseases |
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219 | (2) |
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31 The effects of vitamin deficiencies and toxins on the nervous system |
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221 | (4) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (3) |
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32 Autoimmune conditions affecting the nervous system |
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225 | (2) |
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225 | (1) |
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Antibody-mediated encephalitis |
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225 | (1) |
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Antibodies targeting the peripheral nervous system |
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225 | (1) |
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Antibodies targeting muscle |
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225 | (2) |
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33 Hereditary conditions affecting the nervous system |
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227 | (4) |
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The neurocutaneous syndromes |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (1) |
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Inborn errors of metabolism |
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229 | (2) |
| Self-Assessment |
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231 | (2) |
| Single best answer (SBA) questions |
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233 | (10) |
| Extended-matching questions (EMQs) |
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243 | (6) |
| SBA answers |
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249 | (10) |
| EMQ answers |
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259 | (4) |
| Glossary |
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263 | (4) |
| Index |
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